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“Nothing puzzles me more than time and space, and yet nothing puzzles me less, for I never think about them.” -Charles Lamb
“The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.” -Charles Lamb
“’Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.” -Charles Lamb
“We can be nowhere private except in the midst of London.” -Charles Lamb
“We see the world not as it is but as we are.” -Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb, also known by the pseudonym Elia, was born on 10 February 1775 in Inner Temple, London, England. He was a clerk in the East India offices and later became an essayist and a poet. His works include “Tales from Shakespeare,” which was written in collaboration with his sister, and “Essays of Elia.” Charles Lamb passed on at 59 years of age on 27 December 1834 in Edmonton, London, England.
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“I do not at all understand the mystery of grace, only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” -Anne Lamott
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“A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.” -Louis L’Amour
“If you wait for inspiration, you’re not a writer, but a waiter.” -Louis L’Amour
“One who returns to a place sees it with new eyes. Although the place may not have changed, the viewer inevitably has.” -Louis L’Amour
“There are good men everywhere. I only wish they had louder voices.” -Louis L’Amour
“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.” -Louis L’Amour
Louis L’Amour was born as Louis Dearborn LaMoore on 22 March 1908 in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States of America. He became a writer of Western novels. Louis L’Amour passed on at 80 years of age on 10 June 1988 in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
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“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” -Edwin Land
“Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.” -Edwin Land
Edwin Herbert Land was born in 1909. Edwin Herbert Land passed on in 1991.
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“As the firefly only shines when on the wing, so it is with the human mind - when at rest, it darkens.” -Letitia Elizabeth Landon
“Few, save the poor, feel for the poor.” -Letitia Elizabeth Landon
“No thoroughly occupied man was ever yet very miserable.” -Letitia Elizabeth Landon
“Occupation is one great source of enjoyment. No man, properly occupied, was ever miserable.” -Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Letitia Elizabeth Landon, also known by initials L. E. L., was born on 14 August 1802 in Chelsea, London, England. She became a poet and a novelist. Letitia Elizabeth Landon passed on at 36 years of age on 15 October 1838 in Cape Coast, Gold Coast, Africa.
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“Levity is the soul of wit.” -Melville D. Landon
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“Something constructive comes from every defeat.” -Tom Landry
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“There will be times in life when impossibility is felt, but then there are dreams - and dreams allow us possibility.” -Jeffrey David Lang
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“Love is a gift. You can’t buy it, you can’t find it, someone has to give it to you. Learn to be receptive of that gift.” -Kurt Langner
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“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.” -Lucy Larcom
“If the world’s a veil of tears, smile till rainbows span it.” -Lucy Larcom
“Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things or the pleasant things did me the most good.” -Lucy Larcom
Lucy Larcom was born on about 5 March 1824 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States of America. She became a teacher, a writer, and a poet. Lucy Larcom passed on at 69 years of age on 17 April 1893 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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“He looked at me as if I was a side dish he hadn’t ordered.” -Ring Lardner
“They gave each other a smile with a future in it.” -Ring Lardner
Ringgold Wilmer ‘Ring’ Lardner was born in 1885. He was an American writer and satirist. Ringgold Wilmer ‘Ring’ Lardner passed on in 1933.
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“A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.” -Doug Larson
“Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties.” -Doug Larson
“Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children have teenagers of their own.” -Doug Larson
“The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there’s only one other choice.” -Doug Larson
“The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.” -Doug Larson
“The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment.” -Doug Larson
“To err is human; to admit it superhuman.” -Doug Larson
Doug Larson was born in 1902. He was an American journalist. Doug Larson passed on in 1981.
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“Your joy comes from what you give, not from what you accumulate.” -Frank Laubach
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“I never dreamt of success. I worked for it.” -Estée Lauder
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“It’s not what we have in our life, but who we have in our life that counts.” -J. M. Laurence
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“Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action for all eternity.” -Johann Kaspar Lavater
“Trust him little who praises all, him less who censures all, and him least who is indifferent about all.” -Johann Kaspar Lavater: as quoted in “The Pocket Magazine of Classics and Polite Literature” (1818), volume 2
“Who gives a trifle meanly, is meaner than the trifle.” -Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater was born in 1741. He was a Swiss writer, Protestant pastor, and the founder of physiognomics. Johann Kaspar Lavater passed on in 1801.
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“I am very fond of Sussex - it is so full of sky and wind and weather.” -D. H. Lawrence
“I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor.” -D. H. Lawrence
“Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.” -D. H. Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence, also known as D. H. Lawrence, was born on 11 September 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England. He was a novelist, a poet, a playwright, an essayist, a literary critic, and a painter. David Herbert Lawrence passed on at 44 years of age on 2 March 1930 in Vence, France.
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“If we must all agree, all work together, we’re no better than a machine. If an individual can’t work in solidarity with his fellows, it’s his duty to work alone. His duty and his right. We have been denying people that right. We’ve been saying, more and more often, you must work with the others, you must accept the rule of the majority. But any rule is tyranny. The duty of the individual is to accept no rule, to be the initiator of his own acts, to be responsible. Only if he does so will the society live, and change, and adapt, and survive.” -Ursula K. Le Guin: “The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia” (May 1974)
“It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end.” -Ursula K. Le Guin: “The Left Hand of Darkness” (1969)
“To oppose something is to maintain it.” -Ursula K. Le Guin
“What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?” -Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was born on 21 October 1929 in Berkeley, California, United States of America. She is a novelist, a short story writer, a poet, and an essayist. Author website http://www.ursulakleguin.com/.
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“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” -Barry Le Patner
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“It may be that those who do most, dream most.” -Stephen Leacock
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“It is the commonest of mistakes to consider that the limit of our power of perception is also the limit of all there is to perceive.” -C. W. Leadbeater
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“What you need is an idea.” -William P. Lear
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“The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet. What you perceive is in this world is largely a reflection of your own attitudes and beliefs. Life will give you what you attract with your thoughts. Think, act, and talk negatively, and your world will be negative. Think and act and talk with enthusiasm, and you will attract positive results.” -Michael LeBoeuf
“Think, act, and talk with enthusiasm and you’ll attract positive results.” -Michael LeBoeuf: “Attitude is Everything”
Michael LeBoeuf was born on 27 February 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. He is a writer and a former professor of management at the University of New Orleans.
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“Success didn’t spoil me; I’ve always been insufferable.” -Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann ‘Fran’ Lebowitz was born on 27 October 1950 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States of America. She is a writer, a professional speaker, and a humorist.
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“He who limps is still walking.” -Stanislaw J. Lec
“I prefer the sign ‘No Entry’ to the one that says ‘No Exit’.” -Stanislaw J. Lec
“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.” -Stanislaw J. Lec
“You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories.” -Stanislaw J. Lec
“Youth is the gift of nature but age is a work of art.” -Stanislaw J. Lec
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec was born on 6 March 1909 in Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine). He became a writer, a poet, and an aphorist. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec passed on at 57 years of age on 7 May 1966 in Warsaw, Poland.
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“A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at.” -Bruce Lee
“Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.” -Bruce Lee
“Preparation for tomorrow is hard work today.” -Bruce Lee
“To be discouraged is to be defeated - it is not what happens that is success or failure, but what it does to the heart of man. No man is defeated unless he is discouraged.” -Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee is a pseudonym of Lee Jun Fan, who was born on 27 November 1940 in San Francisco, California, United States of America. He became a martial artist instructor and an actor. Lee Jun Fan passed on at 32 years of age on 20 July 1973 in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
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“Don’t be down on that you’re not up on.” -Harold B. Lee
“Don’t try to live too many days at a time.” -Harold B. Lee
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“A man who wishes to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” -Jack Lee
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“Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.” -Robert E. Lee
“You must be careful how you walk, and where you go, for there are those following you who will set their feet where yours are set.” -Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was born in 1807. He was a military general in the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee passed on in 1870.
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“Be mindful of your self-talk. It’s a conversation with the Universe.” -David James Lees
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“Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.” -John Lehman
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“Good words do more than hard speeches as the sunbeams without any noise will make the traveler cast off his cloak which all the blustering winds could not do but only make him bind it closer to him.” -Robert Leighton
“Great is he who enjoys his earthenware as if it were plate, and not less great is the man to whom all his plate is no more than earthenware.” -Robert Leighton
“Nobody, I believe, will deny, that we are to form our judgement of the true nature of the human mind, not from sloth and stupidity of the most degenerate and vilest of men, but from the sentiments and fervent desire of the best and wisest of the species.” -Robert Leighton: “Theological Lectures,” No. 5, ‘Of the Immortality of the Soul,’ published in “Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations” (1922), page 514
Robert Leighton was born in 1611 in London, England. He became a prelate, a bishop, and an archbishop. Robert Leighton passed on at about 73 years of age on 25 June 1684 in London, England.
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“If I’m not free to fail, I’m not free to take risks, and everything in life that’s worth doing involves a willingness to take a risk.” -Madeleine L’Engle
“Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.” -Madeleine L’Engle
Madeleine L’Engle Camp was born on 29 November 1918 in New York City, New York, United States of America. She became a novelist. She is known for books including “A Wrinkle in Time” (1962), “A Wind in the Door” (1973), and “Many Waters” (1986). Madeleine L’Engle Camp passed on at 88 years of age on 6 September 2007 in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States of America.
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“I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought: ‘This could be interesting.” -Paddy Lennox (2009)
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“You can’t run a society or cope with its problems if people are not held accountable for what they do.” -John Leo
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“The Earth was small, light blue, and so touchingly alone our home that must be defended like a holy relic. The Earth was absolutely round. I believe I never knew what the word round meant until I saw Earth from space.” -Aleksei Leonov
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“Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.” -Doris Lessing
“Laughter is by definition healthy.” -Doris Lessing
“I’m always astounded at the way we automatically look at what divides and separates us. We never look at what people have in common.” -Doris Lessing
“It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important.” -Doris Lessing
Doris May Lessing was born in 1919. She lived on a farm in Rhodesia from 1924 to 1949, and then settled in England. She became novelist, a poet, a playwright, a librettist, a biographer, and a short story writer. Doris May Lessing passed on in 2013.
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“A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.” -Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
“The search for truth is more precious than its possession.” -Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: as attributed in “Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association” (1907), volumes 46 and 47
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was born on 22 January 1729 in Kamenz, Germany. He became a writer, a dramatist, a philosopher, a publicist, and an art critic. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing passed on at 52 years of age on 15 February 1781 in Brunswick, Germany.
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“Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn’t poor.” -Sam Levenson
Sam Levenson was born on 28 December 1911. He became a humorist, writer, teacher, television host, and journalist. Sam Levenson passed on at 68 years of age on 27 August 1980 in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America.
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“You can fool all the people all of the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough.” -Joseph E. Levine
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“From exactly the same materials one man builds palaces, while another builds hovels.” -George Henry Lewes
“Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.” -George Henry Lewes
“The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.” -George Henry Lewes
George Henry Lewes was born in 1817. He was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. George Henry Lewes passed on in 1878.
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“Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important, only know what is best for you.” -Ken Lewis
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“I ascended to the top of a cut bluff this morning, from whence I had a most delightful view of the country, the whole of which, except the valley formed by the Missouri, is void of timber or underbrush, exposing to the first glance of the spectator immense herds of Buffalo, Elk, Deer, and Antelopes feeding in one common and boundless pasture.” -Meriwether Lewis: in eastern Montana (22 April 1805)
Meriwether Lewis was born in 1774. He was an American explorer. Meriwether Lewis passed on in 1809.
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“‘The trouble with this country is,’ observed Herndon, ‘that there are too many people going about saying, ‘The trouble with this country is.’’” -Sinclair Lewis
Sinclair Lewis was born in 1885. He was an American novelist and playwright. Sinclair Lewis passed on in 1951.
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“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” -W. M. Lewis
William Mather Lewis was born on 24 March 1878 in Howell, Michigan, United States of America. He became a teacher, a university president, a politician, and a federal government official. William Mather Lewis passed on at 67 years of age on 11 November 1945 in Colebrook, Connecticut, United States of America.
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“Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they’re worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.” -Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg was born in 1742. He was a German physicist and drama critic. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg passed on in 1799.
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“Only love can be divided endlessly and still not diminish.” -Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“The world has different owners at sunrise . . . Even your own garden does not belong to you. Rabbits and blackbirds have the lawns; a tortoise-shell cat who never appears in daytime patrols the brick walls and a golden-tailed pheasant glints his way through the iris spears.” -Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born in 1906. She was an American aviator and writer; author of “Gift from the Sea” (1955). She was married to aviator Charles Lindbergh. Anne Morrow Lindbergh passed on in 2001.
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“Don’t tell me how hard you work. Tell me how much you get done.” -James Ling
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“He who hesitates because he feels inferior is being surpassed by he who is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.” -Henry Link
“We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” -Henry Link
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“He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become as wise at sixty as he thought himself at twenty.” -Mary Wilson Little
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“It is not where you begin, it is where you end that counts.” -Faith Littlefield
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“I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.” -David Livingstone
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“Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.” -Livy
“In great straits and when hope is small the boldest counsels are the safest.” -Livy
“Woe to the vanquished.” -Livy
Titus Livius, also known as Livy, was born in 59 B.C.E. in Padua, Italy. He became a historian in ancient Rome. Titus Livius passed on in C.E. 17. In Padua, Italy.
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“A little of what you fancy does you good.” -Marie Lloyd
Marie Lloyd, also known as Bella Delmer, is a pseudonym of Matilda Alice Victoria Wood
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“Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.” -John Locke
“I have always thought the actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.” -John Locke
John Locke was born on 29 August 1632 in Sommersetshire, England. He became a physician and a political and educational philosopher. John Locke passed on at 72 years of age on 28 October 1704 in High Laver, England.
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“The discussion of philosophy is over; it’s time for work to begin.” -Peter Loewer
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“To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” -William Londen
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“What really matters is what you do with what you have.” -Shirley Lord
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“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.” -Sophia Loren
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” -Sophia Loren
“Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.” -Sophia Loren
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“Every great story happened when someone decided not to give up.” -Spryte Loriano
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“If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.” -Ronnie Lott
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“There is no right path. Only the one that allows you to sleep soundly and wake up excited.” -Jennifer Louden
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“To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” -William Louden
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“I choose not be what the world is. Rather, I choose to be what the world says I cannot be.” -Craig D. Lounsbrough
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“Nobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give. So get used to smiling heartwarming smiles, and you will spread sunshine in a sometimes dreary world.” -Lawrence G. Lovasik
“Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.” -Lawrence G. Lovasik
Lawrence George Lovasik was born on 22 June 1913 in Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. He became a Catholic priest. Lawrence George Lovasik passed on at 72 years of age on 9 June 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
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“A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.” -James Russell Lowell
“Aim high, you normally hit what you aim for. Not failure, but low aim, is a crime.” -James Russell Lowell
“Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure, but low aim, is crime.” -James Russell Lowell
“Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.” -James Russell Lowell
“The cause is strong which has not a multitude, but one strong man behind it.” -James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was born on 22 February 1819 in Elmwood, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America. He was an American poet, essayist, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers. They often had conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside. He was the first editor of the “Atlantic Monthly” (1857 - 1861). James Russell Lowell passed on at 72 years of age on 12 August 1891 in Elmwood, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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“The people who make a difference are not the ones with the credentials, but the ones with the concern.” -Max Lucado: as quoted in “Reader’s Digest” (March 1998)
Max Lucado was born on 11 January 1955 in San Angelo, Texas, United States of America. He is a Christian writer and a preacher at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Author website www.MaxLucado.com.
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“You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles, and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you.” -George Lucas
George Lucas is a movie director and producer.
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“Trouble is like a pebble. Hold it too close to your eye, and it puts everything out of focus. Hold it at proper viewing distance, and it can be examined and classified. Throw it at your feet, and it can be seen in its true setting, just one more tiny bump on the pathway to eternity.” -Celia Luce
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“In the final analysis, there is no solution to man’s progress but the day’s honest work, the day’s honest decisions, the day’s generous utterances, and the day’s good deed.” -Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce was born on 10 March 1903 in New York City, New York, United States of America. She became a writer, an editor, a playwright, and a United States ambassador to Italy. She is known for her play, “The Women” (1936) which had an all-female cast. Her husband was Henry Luce, publisher of “Time,” “Life,” and “Fortune” magazines. Clare Boothe Luce passed on at 84 years of age on 9 October 1987 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.
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“A good criterion for measuring success in life is the number of people you have made happy.” -Robert J. Lumsden
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“Life, it seems to me, is worth living, but only if we avoid the amusements of grownup people.” -Robert Lynd
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“Nothing puzzles me more than time and space, and yet nothing puzzles me less, for I never think about them.” -Charles Lamb
“The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.” -Charles Lamb
“’Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.” -Charles Lamb
“We can be nowhere private except in the midst of London.” -Charles Lamb
“We see the world not as it is but as we are.” -Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb, also known by the pseudonym Elia, was born on 10 February 1775 in Inner Temple, London, England. He was a clerk in the East India offices and later became an essayist and a poet. His works include “Tales from Shakespeare,” which was written in collaboration with his sister, and “Essays of Elia.” Charles Lamb passed on at 59 years of age on 27 December 1834 in Edmonton, London, England.
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“I do not at all understand the mystery of grace, only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.” -Anne Lamott
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“A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat.” -Louis L’Amour
“If you wait for inspiration, you’re not a writer, but a waiter.” -Louis L’Amour
“One who returns to a place sees it with new eyes. Although the place may not have changed, the viewer inevitably has.” -Louis L’Amour
“There are good men everywhere. I only wish they had louder voices.” -Louis L’Amour
“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.” -Louis L’Amour
Louis L’Amour was born as Louis Dearborn LaMoore on 22 March 1908 in Jamestown, North Dakota, United States of America. He became a writer of Western novels. Louis L’Amour passed on at 80 years of age on 10 June 1988 in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
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“An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.” -Edwin Land
“Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.” -Edwin Land
Edwin Herbert Land was born in 1909. Edwin Herbert Land passed on in 1991.
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“As the firefly only shines when on the wing, so it is with the human mind - when at rest, it darkens.” -Letitia Elizabeth Landon
“Few, save the poor, feel for the poor.” -Letitia Elizabeth Landon
“No thoroughly occupied man was ever yet very miserable.” -Letitia Elizabeth Landon
“Occupation is one great source of enjoyment. No man, properly occupied, was ever miserable.” -Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Letitia Elizabeth Landon, also known by initials L. E. L., was born on 14 August 1802 in Chelsea, London, England. She became a poet and a novelist. Letitia Elizabeth Landon passed on at 36 years of age on 15 October 1838 in Cape Coast, Gold Coast, Africa.
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“Levity is the soul of wit.” -Melville D. Landon
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“Something constructive comes from every defeat.” -Tom Landry
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“There will be times in life when impossibility is felt, but then there are dreams - and dreams allow us possibility.” -Jeffrey David Lang
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“Love is a gift. You can’t buy it, you can’t find it, someone has to give it to you. Learn to be receptive of that gift.” -Kurt Langner
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“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.” -Lucy Larcom
“If the world’s a veil of tears, smile till rainbows span it.” -Lucy Larcom
“Like a plant that starts up in showers and sunshine and does not know which has best helped it to grow, it is difficult to say whether the hard things or the pleasant things did me the most good.” -Lucy Larcom
Lucy Larcom was born on about 5 March 1824 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States of America. She became a teacher, a writer, and a poet. Lucy Larcom passed on at 69 years of age on 17 April 1893 in Beverly, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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“He looked at me as if I was a side dish he hadn’t ordered.” -Ring Lardner
“They gave each other a smile with a future in it.” -Ring Lardner
Ringgold Wilmer ‘Ring’ Lardner was born in 1885. He was an American writer and satirist. Ringgold Wilmer ‘Ring’ Lardner passed on in 1933.
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“A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.” -Doug Larson
“Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties.” -Doug Larson
“Few things are more satisfying than seeing your own children have teenagers of their own.” -Doug Larson
“The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there’s only one other choice.” -Doug Larson
“The trouble with learning from experience is that you never graduate.” -Doug Larson
“The world is full of people looking for spectacular happiness while they snub contentment.” -Doug Larson
“To err is human; to admit it superhuman.” -Doug Larson
Doug Larson was born in 1902. He was an American journalist. Doug Larson passed on in 1981.
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“Your joy comes from what you give, not from what you accumulate.” -Frank Laubach
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“I never dreamt of success. I worked for it.” -Estée Lauder
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“It’s not what we have in our life, but who we have in our life that counts.” -J. M. Laurence
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“Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action for all eternity.” -Johann Kaspar Lavater
“Trust him little who praises all, him less who censures all, and him least who is indifferent about all.” -Johann Kaspar Lavater: as quoted in “The Pocket Magazine of Classics and Polite Literature” (1818), volume 2
“Who gives a trifle meanly, is meaner than the trifle.” -Lavater
Johann Kaspar Lavater was born in 1741. He was a Swiss writer, Protestant pastor, and the founder of physiognomics. Johann Kaspar Lavater passed on in 1801.
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“I am very fond of Sussex - it is so full of sky and wind and weather.” -D. H. Lawrence
“I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor.” -D. H. Lawrence
“Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.” -D. H. Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence, also known as D. H. Lawrence, was born on 11 September 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England. He was a novelist, a poet, a playwright, an essayist, a literary critic, and a painter. David Herbert Lawrence passed on at 44 years of age on 2 March 1930 in Vence, France.
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“If we must all agree, all work together, we’re no better than a machine. If an individual can’t work in solidarity with his fellows, it’s his duty to work alone. His duty and his right. We have been denying people that right. We’ve been saying, more and more often, you must work with the others, you must accept the rule of the majority. But any rule is tyranny. The duty of the individual is to accept no rule, to be the initiator of his own acts, to be responsible. Only if he does so will the society live, and change, and adapt, and survive.” -Ursula K. Le Guin: “The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia” (May 1974)
“It is good to have an end to journey towards, but it is the journey that matters in the end.” -Ursula K. Le Guin: “The Left Hand of Darkness” (1969)
“To oppose something is to maintain it.” -Ursula K. Le Guin
“What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?” -Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was born on 21 October 1929 in Berkeley, California, United States of America. She is a novelist, a short story writer, a poet, and an essayist. Author website http://www.ursulakleguin.com/.
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“Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.” -Barry Le Patner
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“It may be that those who do most, dream most.” -Stephen Leacock
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“It is the commonest of mistakes to consider that the limit of our power of perception is also the limit of all there is to perceive.” -C. W. Leadbeater
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“What you need is an idea.” -William P. Lear
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“The world is your mirror and your mind is a magnet. What you perceive is in this world is largely a reflection of your own attitudes and beliefs. Life will give you what you attract with your thoughts. Think, act, and talk negatively, and your world will be negative. Think and act and talk with enthusiasm, and you will attract positive results.” -Michael LeBoeuf
“Think, act, and talk with enthusiasm and you’ll attract positive results.” -Michael LeBoeuf: “Attitude is Everything”
Michael LeBoeuf was born on 27 February 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. He is a writer and a former professor of management at the University of New Orleans.
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“Success didn’t spoil me; I’ve always been insufferable.” -Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann ‘Fran’ Lebowitz was born on 27 October 1950 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States of America. She is a writer, a professional speaker, and a humorist.
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“He who limps is still walking.” -Stanislaw J. Lec
“I prefer the sign ‘No Entry’ to the one that says ‘No Exit’.” -Stanislaw J. Lec
“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.” -Stanislaw J. Lec
“You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories.” -Stanislaw J. Lec
“Youth is the gift of nature but age is a work of art.” -Stanislaw J. Lec
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec was born on 6 March 1909 in Lemberg, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine). He became a writer, a poet, and an aphorist. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec passed on at 57 years of age on 7 May 1966 in Warsaw, Poland.
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“A goal is not always meant to be reached; it often serves simply as something to aim at.” -Bruce Lee
“Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.” -Bruce Lee
“Preparation for tomorrow is hard work today.” -Bruce Lee
“To be discouraged is to be defeated - it is not what happens that is success or failure, but what it does to the heart of man. No man is defeated unless he is discouraged.” -Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee is a pseudonym of Lee Jun Fan, who was born on 27 November 1940 in San Francisco, California, United States of America. He became a martial artist instructor and an actor. Lee Jun Fan passed on at 32 years of age on 20 July 1973 in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong.
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“Don’t be down on that you’re not up on.” -Harold B. Lee
“Don’t try to live too many days at a time.” -Harold B. Lee
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“A man who wishes to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” -Jack Lee
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“Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.” -Robert E. Lee
“You must be careful how you walk, and where you go, for there are those following you who will set their feet where yours are set.” -Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was born in 1807. He was a military general in the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee passed on in 1870.
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“Be mindful of your self-talk. It’s a conversation with the Universe.” -David James Lees
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“Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.” -John Lehman
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“Good words do more than hard speeches as the sunbeams without any noise will make the traveler cast off his cloak which all the blustering winds could not do but only make him bind it closer to him.” -Robert Leighton
“Great is he who enjoys his earthenware as if it were plate, and not less great is the man to whom all his plate is no more than earthenware.” -Robert Leighton
“Nobody, I believe, will deny, that we are to form our judgement of the true nature of the human mind, not from sloth and stupidity of the most degenerate and vilest of men, but from the sentiments and fervent desire of the best and wisest of the species.” -Robert Leighton: “Theological Lectures,” No. 5, ‘Of the Immortality of the Soul,’ published in “Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations” (1922), page 514
Robert Leighton was born in 1611 in London, England. He became a prelate, a bishop, and an archbishop. Robert Leighton passed on at about 73 years of age on 25 June 1684 in London, England.
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“If I’m not free to fail, I’m not free to take risks, and everything in life that’s worth doing involves a willingness to take a risk.” -Madeleine L’Engle
“Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.” -Madeleine L’Engle
Madeleine L’Engle Camp was born on 29 November 1918 in New York City, New York, United States of America. She became a novelist. She is known for books including “A Wrinkle in Time” (1962), “A Wind in the Door” (1973), and “Many Waters” (1986). Madeleine L’Engle Camp passed on at 88 years of age on 6 September 2007 in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States of America.
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“I was watching the London Marathon and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another runner dressed as an egg. I thought: ‘This could be interesting.” -Paddy Lennox (2009)
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“You can’t run a society or cope with its problems if people are not held accountable for what they do.” -John Leo
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“The Earth was small, light blue, and so touchingly alone our home that must be defended like a holy relic. The Earth was absolutely round. I believe I never knew what the word round meant until I saw Earth from space.” -Aleksei Leonov
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“Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.” -Doris Lessing
“Laughter is by definition healthy.” -Doris Lessing
“I’m always astounded at the way we automatically look at what divides and separates us. We never look at what people have in common.” -Doris Lessing
“It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important.” -Doris Lessing
Doris May Lessing was born in 1919. She lived on a farm in Rhodesia from 1924 to 1949, and then settled in England. She became novelist, a poet, a playwright, a librettist, a biographer, and a short story writer. Doris May Lessing passed on in 2013.
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“A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.” -Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
“The search for truth is more precious than its possession.” -Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: as attributed in “Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association” (1907), volumes 46 and 47
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was born on 22 January 1729 in Kamenz, Germany. He became a writer, a dramatist, a philosopher, a publicist, and an art critic. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing passed on at 52 years of age on 15 February 1781 in Brunswick, Germany.
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“Any kid who has two parents who are interested in him and has a houseful of books isn’t poor.” -Sam Levenson
Sam Levenson was born on 28 December 1911. He became a humorist, writer, teacher, television host, and journalist. Sam Levenson passed on at 68 years of age on 27 August 1980 in Brooklyn, New York, United States of America.
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“You can fool all the people all of the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough.” -Joseph E. Levine
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“From exactly the same materials one man builds palaces, while another builds hovels.” -George Henry Lewes
“Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.” -George Henry Lewes
“The magic of the pen lies in the concentration of your thoughts upon one object.” -George Henry Lewes
George Henry Lewes was born in 1817. He was an English philosopher and critic of literature and theatre. George Henry Lewes passed on in 1878.
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“Don’t undermine your worth by comparing yourself to others. It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important, only know what is best for you.” -Ken Lewis
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“I ascended to the top of a cut bluff this morning, from whence I had a most delightful view of the country, the whole of which, except the valley formed by the Missouri, is void of timber or underbrush, exposing to the first glance of the spectator immense herds of Buffalo, Elk, Deer, and Antelopes feeding in one common and boundless pasture.” -Meriwether Lewis: in eastern Montana (22 April 1805)
Meriwether Lewis was born in 1774. He was an American explorer. Meriwether Lewis passed on in 1809.
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“‘The trouble with this country is,’ observed Herndon, ‘that there are too many people going about saying, ‘The trouble with this country is.’’” -Sinclair Lewis
Sinclair Lewis was born in 1885. He was an American novelist and playwright. Sinclair Lewis passed on in 1951.
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“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” -W. M. Lewis
William Mather Lewis was born on 24 March 1878 in Howell, Michigan, United States of America. He became a teacher, a university president, a politician, and a federal government official. William Mather Lewis passed on at 67 years of age on 11 November 1945 in Colebrook, Connecticut, United States of America.
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“Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they’re worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones.” -Georg C. Lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg was born in 1742. He was a German physicist and drama critic. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg passed on in 1799.
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“Only love can be divided endlessly and still not diminish.” -Anne Morrow Lindbergh
“The world has different owners at sunrise . . . Even your own garden does not belong to you. Rabbits and blackbirds have the lawns; a tortoise-shell cat who never appears in daytime patrols the brick walls and a golden-tailed pheasant glints his way through the iris spears.” -Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Anne Morrow Lindbergh was born in 1906. She was an American aviator and writer; author of “Gift from the Sea” (1955). She was married to aviator Charles Lindbergh. Anne Morrow Lindbergh passed on in 2001.
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“Don’t tell me how hard you work. Tell me how much you get done.” -James Ling
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“He who hesitates because he feels inferior is being surpassed by he who is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.” -Henry Link
“We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action.” -Henry Link
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“He who devotes sixteen hours a day to hard study may become as wise at sixty as he thought himself at twenty.” -Mary Wilson Little
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“It is not where you begin, it is where you end that counts.” -Faith Littlefield
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“I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.” -David Livingstone
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“Events of great consequence often spring from trifling circumstances.” -Livy
“In great straits and when hope is small the boldest counsels are the safest.” -Livy
“Woe to the vanquished.” -Livy
Titus Livius, also known as Livy, was born in 59 B.C.E. in Padua, Italy. He became a historian in ancient Rome. Titus Livius passed on in C.E. 17. In Padua, Italy.
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“A little of what you fancy does you good.” -Marie Lloyd
Marie Lloyd, also known as Bella Delmer, is a pseudonym of Matilda Alice Victoria Wood
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“Being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions.” -John Locke
“I have always thought the actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.” -John Locke
John Locke was born on 29 August 1632 in Sommersetshire, England. He became a physician and a political and educational philosopher. John Locke passed on at 72 years of age on 28 October 1704 in High Laver, England.
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“The discussion of philosophy is over; it’s time for work to begin.” -Peter Loewer
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“To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” -William Londen
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“What really matters is what you do with what you have.” -Shirley Lord
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“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent.” -Sophia Loren
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.” -Sophia Loren
“Nothing makes a woman more beautiful than the belief that she is beautiful.” -Sophia Loren
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“Every great story happened when someone decided not to give up.” -Spryte Loriano
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“If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.” -Ronnie Lott
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“There is no right path. Only the one that allows you to sleep soundly and wake up excited.” -Jennifer Louden
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“To insure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.” -William Louden
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“I choose not be what the world is. Rather, I choose to be what the world says I cannot be.” -Craig D. Lounsbrough
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“Nobody needs a smile so much as the one who has none to give. So get used to smiling heartwarming smiles, and you will spread sunshine in a sometimes dreary world.” -Lawrence G. Lovasik
“Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.” -Lawrence G. Lovasik
Lawrence George Lovasik was born on 22 June 1913 in Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. He became a Catholic priest. Lawrence George Lovasik passed on at 72 years of age on 9 June 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
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“A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions.” -James Russell Lowell
“Aim high, you normally hit what you aim for. Not failure, but low aim, is a crime.” -James Russell Lowell
“Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure, but low aim, is crime.” -James Russell Lowell
“Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.” -James Russell Lowell
“The cause is strong which has not a multitude, but one strong man behind it.” -James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was born on 22 February 1819 in Elmwood, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America. He was an American poet, essayist, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers. They often had conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside. He was the first editor of the “Atlantic Monthly” (1857 - 1861). James Russell Lowell passed on at 72 years of age on 12 August 1891 in Elmwood, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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“The people who make a difference are not the ones with the credentials, but the ones with the concern.” -Max Lucado: as quoted in “Reader’s Digest” (March 1998)
Max Lucado was born on 11 January 1955 in San Angelo, Texas, United States of America. He is a Christian writer and a preacher at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Author website www.MaxLucado.com.
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“You have to find something that you love enough to be able to take risks, jump over the hurdles, and break through the brick walls that are always going to be placed in front of you.” -George Lucas
George Lucas is a movie director and producer.
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“Trouble is like a pebble. Hold it too close to your eye, and it puts everything out of focus. Hold it at proper viewing distance, and it can be examined and classified. Throw it at your feet, and it can be seen in its true setting, just one more tiny bump on the pathway to eternity.” -Celia Luce
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“In the final analysis, there is no solution to man’s progress but the day’s honest work, the day’s honest decisions, the day’s generous utterances, and the day’s good deed.” -Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce was born on 10 March 1903 in New York City, New York, United States of America. She became a writer, an editor, a playwright, and a United States ambassador to Italy. She is known for her play, “The Women” (1936) which had an all-female cast. Her husband was Henry Luce, publisher of “Time,” “Life,” and “Fortune” magazines. Clare Boothe Luce passed on at 84 years of age on 9 October 1987 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.
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“A good criterion for measuring success in life is the number of people you have made happy.” -Robert J. Lumsden
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“Life, it seems to me, is worth living, but only if we avoid the amusements of grownup people.” -Robert Lynd
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